The Bamboo Demons

Chill #3

by Jory Sherman

The ravages of an Aswang, a legendary Philippine creature that can change from human to vicious dog, brings psychic investigator Dr Russell Childers and his assistant Laura Littlefawn to Manila to battle the creature.

An ancient demon, a modern cult, and an old fear—"Chill" Chillders launches an incredible demon hunt that takes him from the sordid Lico district of Manila to the deserted caves of Corregidor.

Genres: Horror, Occult Detective

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Jory Sherman was born in Minnesota and grew up in West Texas, Louisiana, and Colorado. He was a magazine editor for a time and had some of his work published, including some poetry, short stories and articles. Sherman had a friend who owned a publishing company and asked him to write a novel for the company. From that offer came five more novels, all written in one year. He wrote the supernatural mystery series, "Chill," which was somewhat revolutionary for the times, but which earned him an eight book contract. He then came up with the idea for "Rivers West," a series which had each book written by a different western author. Then came the "Baron Saga," the first of which was "Grass Kingdom" which earned Sherman a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize in Letters. Sherman has also won the Spur Award for his contribution to Western Literature.

Reviews

[[ J o ] · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written fairly well, but the storyline was weak and it certainly wasn't scary. Odd, perhaps, and if it had been a film it would have been slightly jumpy, but otherwise nothing to really shout about.